Texhnolyze

After Ichise loses an arm and leg, he's equipped with experimental robotic limbs against his will. When an army of men transformed into terrifying machines invades his city, Ichise rages against humanity's demise--but will his actions be the catalyst?

Ichise wakes up in a lab where a beautiful doctor has taken him in and prepares a set of new limbs for him using a new experimental Texhnolyze process. Elsewhere, men from the Alliance attempt to assassinate one of Organ's top men, Onishi.

Yoshi analyzes the politics of Lux and the switch in leadership from the Elder of Gabe to Onishi. Meanwhile, the doctor performs the operation on Ichise--who isn't ready to accept his new lease on life just yet.

Disoriented from the procedure's effect on his body, Ichise escapes from Doc's lab before he is fully adjusted to his new limbs and distorted vision. Then he gets a brutal greeting from Ishii on the streets--but he may have a follower on his side.

After wrecking her car on a desolate highway, Doc meets a man from outside the city. Ichise finally realizes the strength of his texhnolyzed parts, and proves he has the mettle to confront the man who put him in his position.

Onishi releases Ichise from captivity after Doc performs a few repairs on his prosthetics. Then, tension between Organo and the Alliance rises as a masked assassin lays waste to members of both factions.

The level of violence rises after an unidentified arson sets fire to Alliance headquarters. Shinji and his Rakan thugs interrupt Onishi's attempt to negotiate with the leader of Alliance--inciting a bloody war on the streets.

Mayhem follows Onishi as Organo loses faith in his power as a leader. A messenger delivers a warning that investigations from above the city have begun. When Onishi returns home, it is evident that there is little room for wrong moves or carelessness.

The struggle for control of Lux continues. Two factions plan to take advantage of the other's recent weaknesses, but the outsider orchestrating the mayhem reveals his motives Shinji. Then, Onishi finally faces the antagonist in a deadly showdown.

Attempting to take over Organo, one of Onishi's former allies fails to make an impression on the Rakan and the Union. Ichise joins in a hunt for a man responsible for the recent bombing to clear Onishi's name and stop the swine trying to take his place.

Violence still taints the territories of Lux. Doc calls Ichise in to repair his hand--and to use him as her key to escape the city and return home. When things don't go quite as planned, Ichise's killing instinct takes over.

Reports of several men going missing include sightings of a ghost-like figure at every scene. Deceit runs rampant within Organo, and Ichise is roped into a murderous scheme. Meanwhile, a member from the Class pays Onishi a visit.

Ran struggles to accept her role as the Seer, which stirs up threats from those who rely on her clairvoyance. An army of fully-texhnolyzed beings invade Lux to snuff out the 100 year era of violent gang wars.

The Class spares no one in the slaughter to "clean" the streets of Lux. Every man now fights desperately to survive, regardless of their former ties. Hal returns to show off his new strength and settle his score with Shinji.

Ichise struggles down the air shaft as his texhnolyzed limbs lose power, only to find the underground city devoid of power and on the brink of destruction. Shinji heads to the Hill on a fool's errand to eliminate the Class.

Everything unfolds exactly as the Seer had envisioned. As the war between the humans and the Shapes comes to an end, those remaining succumb to the city's insanity. Longing only to protect Ran, Ichise fulfills her prophecy in his last acts of desperation.

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Dark. Much darker than most. Violent. Not for kids. No happy endings here. Also in an unusual, sort of "broken" format, where the perspective or relevance of a scene isn't immediately clear. But, if you can look past that, the story is actually really good. Its unique storytelling method does keep you interested.